Receptacle



Nov. 17, 1931. P. A. GARDNER. JR

RECEPTACLE Filed July 1. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 17, 1931. P. A.GARDNER. JR 2 RECEPTACLE Filed July '1, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedNov. 17, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PRINCE A. GAIRDII'ER, JR., OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI RECEP'PACLE Application filed July 1, 1929. SerialNo. 375,031.

tents of the pocket, whereby read access to said cards, bills, orarticles may be ad.

An object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of this characterin which the contents-protruding means is accessible from the exteriorwhen the flap is closed, and in which the said means maintains the flapin closed position when said means is secured to the front wall of thepeck ct, but permits the 1 flap to be opened when said means is detachedexteriorly from the front wall of the pocket.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle of thisclass in which the flap may be opened by the movement of saidcontents-protruding means.

Another object of the invention is the provision ofa receptacle of thisclass in which the flap may be closed by the movement of saidcontents-protruding means.

Other objects of the invention are to simplify and strengthen thereceptacle, to make it more compact and cheaper to construct,-tofacilitate its operation, and to unsheath the contents in a moreexpeditious manner and so as to render them more accessible and todisplay them to better advantage.

Further objects, advantages, and desirable features of the inventionwill appear in the course of the following description of diversillustrative embodiments of the spirit thereof.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, inwhich like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of receptacle made inaccordance with this invention, showing the cover flap closed;

Figure 2 is longitudinal transverse sectional view of the same;

-Figure 3 is a front elevation of the same with the cover flap open, andthe contents projecting strap pulled up;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal transverse sectional viewof the receptacle asshown in Figure 3; g I

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 in Figure3;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the inside of the front wallo'f thepocket, showing the manner of attaching the inner end of thecontents-ejecting strap thereto;

' Figure 7 is a front elevation of another form of the inventionwiththe' cover flap open;

Figure 8 is a longitudinal transverse sec 6o tional view of the same'with thefcov'erflap overlying the front wall'o-fthe'receptacle; Figures9 and 10 are front:- elevations'of receptacles similar to that ofFigures 7. 'and'S,

but exhibiting dill'erent'. associations oflthejlli unsheathing strapsand cover flaps thereof; F igure 11 1s a fragmentaryfrontelevation ofanother form of the inventlon,"th.e;un-.

sheathing strap being in retracted position Figure 12 is a similarview'with them-10 sheathing strap pulled out or extended;

Figure 13 is a fragmentary front elevation. of still another form of theinvention; and a Figure 14 is a transverse sectional view taken on theline 1414; in Figure 13,

Referring to the form of the invention exhibited-by Figures 1 to6,'inelusive, a case is formed by folding a sheet of leather 1 of properoutline on the line 2, forming a rear wall 3, and a front wall 4. Asheet of leather 5 interposed between the walls 3 and 4 divides the caseinto front and rear compartments orpockets 6 and 7, respectively. Thepartition 5, which, also, serves as the. rear Wall of the pocket 6,rises higher than the top edge of the front wall 4 to form a cover flap8 that may be folded on the line 9 overagainst the outer sideof thefront wall 4 to ,clo'se'the opening 10 in the'top of the pocket I 6.rThe extreme portion of the cover flap 8 D is provided with a pair ofadjacnt laterally extending slits 11 and 12, respectively, and the rearwall 5 of the pocketis provided with a laterally extending slit 13 injuxtaposition to the flap portion 8.' A strap 14, preferably also ofleather, is secured in any suitable man- 'ner, preferably by means ofstitches 15 to the intermediate portion of the inner side.

of the front wall 4. The strap 14, when the pocket is closed, extendsdownwardly from 1 the stitches 15 alon the front wall 4 nearly to thebottom of t e pocket 6 and thence turns rearwardly and extends upwardlyalong the rear wall 5, passing through the slit 13 to the exterior ofthe pocket 6 and thence along the outer side of the flap 8 through theslit 12, along the inner face of the flap 8 to the slit 11, and thencethrough the slit 11 and along the outer face of the flap 8. The outerextremity of strap 14 has preferably secured thereto, as by suitablestitches 16, a tab or tongue 17 of stiffer leather or material, that isadapted to enter a loop a 18, preferably also of leather, that projectsfrom the outer side of the front wall 4 directly opposite the stitches15, the ends 19 of the loop passing through slits 20 in the front wall 4and being bent back over against the stitches 15, and secured to thewall 4 in any suitable manner, preferably by cementing or glueing. Athin patch 21 covers the ends 19 and the adjacent portions of the strap14, being preferably cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the frontwall 4. Sheet or patch 21 protects the contents fromthe proections andprotuberances formed on the inner side of the wall 4 by the strap 14 andends 19, so that the passage of the contents,

into and out of the pocket 6 will not be impeded by engagement with saidprojections. The strap '14 presents a narrow portion 22 intermediate ofwider portions 23 and 24 in juxtaposition to its outer extremity,.theslit 13 being justwide enough to permit the pas-- sage of the narrowportion 22 therethrough, but engaging the'wider portions 23 and 24 tolimit the stroke of the strap in opposite directions. Slits 11 and 12,ofcou'rse, permit the passage therethrough of the enlarged portion 23.Stitches 25 alon the lower edge 26 and the lateral edge 27 o the casesecure the walls 3 and 4 and the partition 5 together thereat. When thecase is open, as in Figures 3 and 4, the contents, such as the 'car 28-,may be pushed down through the opening 10, thereby lowering the bend 29of strap 14 in the pocket 6 until enlargement 23 o strap 14 engages slit13 and thereby prevents further descent of the bend 29 and cards 28 inthe pocket 6. The tab 17 is then pulled forward and downwardly andinserted into the 100 18, thereby simultaneously closing cover ap 8 andmaintainin it against the front wall 4, as shown in igures 1 and 2. Toopen the case and to pro ect or lift the cards, it is merely necessaryto lift the tab 17, pulling straight up, thereby liftin cover flap 8 andstrap 14 Wlth'ODG stroke,-t ereb liftin bend 29 and the cards 28 to theposition s own'in Figures 3 and 4. It will be observed that strap 14, inaddition to lifting the cards 28, functions, also, to maintain the coverflap in closed position. Moreover, separate operations are notnecessaryto open the cover and lift the strap, but both operations are performedby a single movement, thereby facilitating the removal of a card fromthe pocket 6. The pocket 7 may or may not be provided, or additionalpockets may be formed in the case, and they may serve the same, purposesthat such pockets serve in bill folds, card cases, and similarreceptacles.

It will, of course, be understood and appreciated that any suitablemeans may be provided for detachably securing the outer extremity of thecontents-protruding strap 14 to the'front wall 4, other than the tab 17and loop 18. For instance, snap fasteners, comprising co-operating knoband socket elements, may be employed for the purpose, the knob or inaleelement 30 being preferably secured to the front wall 4 and serving,also, to secure the inner extremity of the strap 14 to the inner side ofthe front wall, and the socket on female element 31 being attached tothe outerextremity of th strap 14, as shown in Figures 7, 8, 9, and 10.Furthermore, one of the slits 11 and 12 may be omitted, as shown inFigure 9; or both may be omitted, as shown in Figure 10; or means otherthan slits may be provided for connecting strap 14 and flap 8 to causethe automatic opening of the cover flap 8 when the strap 14 is lifted.It will be observed that the absence of these slits or theirequivalents, as in Figure 10, while making it impossible to open theflap automatically by lifting the strap, nevertheless still permits theflap to be closed automatically by the closing movement of the strap 14and to be maintained in closed osition as long as the outer extremity ofthe strap 14 is secured to the front wall 4. Figures 11 and 12illustrate a modification in which the operation of thecontentsprotruding strap neither opens nor closes the cover flap 8,although the free extremity of this strap 32 is constrained to movealong the rear wall of the pocket as in the aforedescribed embodiments,and so not obscuring the cards and impeding their removal as might occurif the outer extremity of the f strap were movable along the front wallof the case as. in prior devices. Instead of a single slit 13, a pair ofslits 13 may be formed in the rear wall 5 for constraining the strap tomove along the rear wall, as, also, shown in Figures 11 and 12. The freeend of the strap 32 may, also, be provided with an enlargement 33, thatoverlies the front wall 4 when the flap is closed, to facilitate itsbeing grasped in the fingers, and that, also, serves as a stop to limitthe descent of the strapthrough the slits 13, as, also, shown in Figures11 and 12. A substitute for slits is illustrated in Figures 13 and 14,in which a strap 34, secured at its ends to the rear wall 5, functionsto maintain the strap in connection with the rear wall.

Having thus fully described this invention, I hereby reserve the benefitof all changes in form, arrangement, order, or use of parts, as it isevident that many minor changes may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit of this invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim: 7 1-. In an article of the class described, apocket having anopening, and a pull strap therein having its inner extremity aflixed tothe front wall ofthe pocket and presenting a narrow portion intermediateof wider portions in juxtaposition to its outer extremity, said pockethaving provisions for en- ,gaging the narrow portion of-the pull strapto guide the same along the rear wall of ,the ocket and engaging thewider portions of t e pull strap to limit the stroke of the strap inopposite directions. v

2. In an article of the class described a 2 pocket having an opening anda flap for closing the opening, and a contents-protruding strap havingits outer end detachably held by the wall of the pocket, said strapbeing connected tosaid flap to open and close theflatte-r.

.3. In an article of the class described, a

adapted to overlie the inner end of said strap.

6. A card case comprising a front and a slotted back, said backeing-continued' above the top of the front to form a closure fla anejecting strap narrowed at' its midd e part, oneend of which issecured'to' the inside of the front with the narrowed ortion passingthrough the slot in the bac with the shoulders of the narrowed partactingas stops to limit the movement of the strap, and fastening membersone of which is secured to the outside of the front and the other to thefree end of the strap.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

PRINCE A. GARDNER, JR.

, pocket having an opening, a contents-protrading strap in the pocket,and means for ,detach'ably holding the outer end of the stras Paganstthe front wall of the pocket, sai

means being, also, adapted for affixing the 'injnerend of the. strapvtothe front wall of the-pocket. T4. In an article of the class described apocket having an opening and a fla for closing the opening and'beingprovide with slits, and a pull strap having one end aflixed to the frontwallof the pocket and presenting a narrow portion intermediate of widerrtions in juxtaposition to its outer extremty, the slits in .said flapengaging with the narrow portion of the strap to guide the same alongthe rear wall of the ocket and engaging the wider portions of t e strapto limit the stroke of said' strap in opposite directions, said strapbeing adapted to openand close said flap.

5.-In an article of the class described a pocket having an opening andafla for closing the opening, and being provide with slits, a pull straphaving one end affixed to the front wall of the pocket and presentinga'narrow portion intermediate of wider f portions in juxtaposition toits outer extremity, the slits in said flap engaging with the narrowportion of the strap to guide the same along the rear wall of the pocketand engaging the wider portions of the strap to limit the stroke of saidstrap. in opposite directions, said strap being adapted .to openand'close said'fap, and-means for detachably holding the outer 'end' ofthe stra against the front wallof the pocket, sai means including bentextremities extended through the front wall of the pocket. and

